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6643700 |
Option request protocol
An option request protocol allows dynamic negotiation of options between a host computer and a control unit of a computer network. The protocol is manifested as an exchange of novel control...
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6639914 |
Analog translator for IEEE 1394 and translating method thereof
An analog translator for the IEEE 1394 serial bus by which it is possible to use an analog device as a part of a home network when the analog device is connected to the IEEE 1394 serial bus and a...
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6633933 |
Controller for ATAPI mode operation and ATAPI driven universal serial bus mode operation and methods for making the same
A controller for use in an optical storage device is provided. The controller includes a block decoder/encoder for processing data to and from a media of the optical storage device. An ATAPI...
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6633931 |
Card identification system and method for an input/output interface
A system and method for detecting the identification of the type of card that is installed in an input/output interface for interconnecting first and second electronic devices, such as a peripheral...
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6625472 |
Apparatus and method for connecting a cellular telephone to a universal serial bus
A system and method for connecting a cellular telephone to a personal computing device. A mobile phone interface (MPI) is molded between the ends of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable. One end of...
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6606670 |
Circuit serial programming of default configuration
According to the present invention, a device and method accomplish in-line serial programming of a default configuration into a configurable device for connection to a message-based network. The...
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6601115 |
Communication protocol converter system and monitor device
It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication protocol converter system, which can handle a plurality of communication protocols. Communication protocol set information for an...
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6598109 |
Method and apparatus for connecting between standard mini PCI component and non-standard mini PCI component based on selected signal lines and signal pins
A method for utilizing a non standard component via a multipurpose interface includes operating a signal bus having a set of signals lines in accordance with a bus protocol and operating a...
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6591312 |
Digital communication devices and digital communication methods
Digital communication devices and digital communication methods are provided. In one aspect of the invention, a digital communication device includes storage circuitry; communication circuitry...
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6591311 |
Method and system for selecting controller output value source
A method and system for selecting an output value source for an industrial control device are disclosed. The invention avoids the problems associated with conventional output devices by allowing a...
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6587942 |
Circuit for converting input serial data in a plurality of possible formats into output data in parallel format by interpreting input data format indication information
A versatile serial to parallel interface capable of both receiving multiple types of input formats and operating in multiple operational modes includes a multiplexer, a signal generator, and a...
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6571132 |
Component type adaptation in a transducer assembly
A transducer intraconnection bus connects a limited number of transducer components chosen from a larger number of types of transducer components. The transducer components include functional...
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6564268 |
Fieldbus message queuing method and apparatus
A method and apparatus are provided to allow at least portions of two fieldbus messages to be stored in a fieldbus device. The fieldbus device includes a media access unit, a fieldbus communication...
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6564274 |
Modular architecture for small computer networks
In concentrated multiprocessor systems conforming to the presently disclosed modular architecture, a host processor and plural client processors are packaged in a single box containing a high speed...
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6557060 |
Data transfer in host expansion bridge
Data is converted from a first granularity to a second granularity different from the first granularity. The ratio “n” of the second granularity of the data to the first granularity of the data...
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6553439 |
Remote configuration access for integrated circuit devices
A local integrated circuit device provides remote configuration access to one or more remote integrated circuit devices. The local integrated circuit device receives configuration access requests...
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6542964 |
Cost-based optimization for content distribution using dynamic protocol selection and query resolution for cache server
Storing content of a particular type at one or more cache servers may be accomplished according to a cache protocol selected according to the type of the content, a site (e.g., an origin server)...
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6539267 |
Device in a process system for determining statistical parameter
A process device couples to a process control loop. The process device receives process signals. A memory in the process device contains a nominal parameter value and a rule. Computing circuitry...
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6510471 |
Method for choosing device among plurality of devices based on coherncy status of device's data and if device supports higher-performance transactions
A method of transferring data between devices in a computer system. In a preferred embodiment, a requesting device broadcasts a request for data to other devices in the computer system. The...
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6510476 |
Automatic conversion device driver of device type data
Without changing the setting of the existing device's own data, the device type data acquired from an ATAPI device and the device type data which can be recognized by the operating system are...
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6502144 |
Data processing apparatus with communication feature, and communication method in a data processing apparatus
The communication method concerns two data processing apparatuss ( 101, 105 ) each having a microprocessor ( 201, 211 ) and memory ( 205, 215 ), a first one ( 105 ) at least of the data processing...
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6484219 |
Host-specified USB device requests
A USB device is configured to support a non-USB-defined device request that is specific to an application program or operating system. The device request is supported by using a device-specific or...
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6484216 |
Adaptive computer peripheral with permanently disabled default protocol
A computer peripheral connected via an electrical interface connector to a computer includes a functional module comprising circuitry for performing functions of the computer peripheral. The...
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6477573 |
System and method for performing a hierarchical remote query in an electronic network
A system and method for performing a hierarchical remote query in an electronic network comprises a local registry that classifies remote registries into discrete categories based upon the relative...
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6473870 |
System and method for providing soft audio and soft modem copy protection for hardware interfaces and software code
A system and method for providing soft modem and soft audio copy protection for hardware interfaces and software code utilized in an AC '97 architecture to prevent against unauthorized copying. The...
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6466995 |
Messaging application layer over ethernet to transport layer (TCP) communications method and apparatus for a modular terminal input/output system
A communications adapter and method are provided for interfacing between a master device and an I/O device (body) having an output and/or an input. In the case of the I/O body having an output, the...
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6463499 |
Data bus cable having SCSI and IIC bus functionality and process for using the same
The present invention provides a data bus cable that allows the simultaneous transfer of both SCSI and IIC signals over a conventional SCSI bus cable without changing the functionality of the same...
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6457069 |
Method and apparatus for providing support for dynamic resource assignment and configuration of peripheral devices when enabling or disabling plug-and-play aware operating systems
A computer system allows devices to be unmasked so to be detected or to be masked invisible to the Plug-and-Play architecture or similar architectures. When operating under Plug-and-Play, which...
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6446148 |
Enhanced ATA channel command structure for automatic polling, hot swapping and extending coupled peripheral devices
A protocol for expanding control elements of an ATA-based disk channel supports device command and data information issued over the channel to a number of peripheral devices coupled to the channel....
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6438285 |
Facility for intializing a fiber optic data link in one mode of a plurality of modes
An initialization facility is provided for a fiber optic data link wherein the link can be initialized in one of a plurality of fiber control modes, including one or more open fiber control (OFC)...
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6438663 |
System and method for identifying shared virtual memory in a computer cluster
For use with a computer cluster having virtual memory logical devices associated therewith, a system and method for determining which of the virtual memory logical devices are shared devices and a...
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6434660 |
Emulating one tape protocol of flash memory to a different type protocol of flash memory
A flash memory controller translates between manufacturer-specific protocols to allow the flash memories of one manufacturer to be used transparently in a host system programmed for the memory...
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6430707 |
Source-level debugging of client dump image in a computer network
A client station on computer network uses an operating system such as JavaOS which is permanently stored at the server rather than on storage media at the client location. JavaOS is loaded and...
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6425019 |
Data communication on a serial bus using an initial protocol which being executed in a transaction layer
In response to a request from a host device using an initial protocol, capability information including information indicative of a plurality of communication protocols is returned to the host...
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6421743 |
Method and system for data transformation in a computer network
The present invention provides a method and system for data transmission in a computer network. The method includes sending data with a first structure to a connector, the connector coupled between...
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6421742 |
Method and apparatus for emulating an input/output unit when transferring data over a network
In an example embodiment, a method of transferring data to or from an input/output unit across a network emulates a message passing protocol. A message sent from a host device to the input/output...
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6412037 |
Interface configuration for connecting different types of busses to a peripheral bus
An interface is connected between a bus system and a unit which is to respond through the bus system. The interface is constructed for the simultaneous connection of different types of bus systems....
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6393500 |
Burst-configurable data bus
An apparatus is presented for improving the efficiency of data transactions over a computer system data bus. Bus efficiency is improved by providing a bus master with information to adjust the...
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6370448 |
Communication technique for field devices in industrial processes
A process device is adapted to couple to a process control loop and communicate on the process control loop. Communication on the process control loop is effected in accordance with an internet...
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6366965 |
System for updating an identity of a device in response to determining that a neighbor device has an identity different from one stored therein
Methods and associated apparatus for generating and maintaining a unique identity for an enclosure in a storage system. Where an enclosure compliant with storage industry standards is to maintain a...
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6366931 |
Apparatus for and method of non-linear constraint optimization in storage system configuration
An apparatus for and a method of non-linear constraint optimization in a storage system configuration. In accordance with the primary aspect of the present invention, the objective function for a...
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6363081 |
System and method for sharing a network port among multiple applications
In a computer network system, data packets are transmitted to a designated network port. A port sharing protocol enables multiple applications to listen to the same port. Each interested...
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6363442 |
System for modifying data read out from storage device and only overwriting those components of the data read out which differ from the modified data
The method and apparatus described are distinguished in that the data read out and the modified data are compared with one another before the data read out are overwritten with the modified data....
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6353868 |
Digital camera controlling communication by multiple function units
An electronic equipment for communications with other nodes via a serial bus interface. The electronic equipment has a plurality of functions, and stores a plurality piece of information...
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6353775 |
Multiple instance single value identifiers environmental control communication method and system
A method of communicating between a plurality of devices in a controller area network is disclosed. The method includes authorizing a first device to transmit messages with a first identifier over...
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6349345 |
Autoconfigurable device that provisionally configures itself as the primary or secondary peripheral device depending on if another peripheral device is present
A method of automatically configuring an autoconfigurable computer peripheral device as a primary device or as a secondary device. There are four possible cases: (1) no other device present, (2)...
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6336152 |
Method for automatically configuring devices including a network adapter without manual intervention and without prior configuration information
A system for configuring a network adapter of a computer without user intervention. Device information for the devices of the computer, including each network adapter, is collected to uniquely...
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6334160 |
Apparatus and method for providing multiple protocols through a common connector in a device
There is disclosed a configuration for multiplexing the USB signals onto the IEEE 1284 signals thereby allowing a single connector on the device to support either protocol. Within the device, each...
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6334161 |
System for reverse data transmission flow control wherein command is transferred by asynchronous transfer mode while data is transferred by isochronous transfer mode
A host computer logs in an image providing device such as a scanner connected by a serial bus, and reverses flow control of data transfer by issuing a Reverse command. The image providing device...
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6330517 |
Interface for managing process
An improved interface is established between a field management system and a calibrator for calibrating a process device to provide increased efficiency. The interface includes a communication...
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